New York Times buys loss-making The Athletic for $550m adding 1.2m to its subs total
The New York Times Company has agreed a $550m deal to buy sports news business the Athletic. The deal, which…
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Why US publishers aren’t signing up to Google News Showcase
Google is struggling to persuade some of America’s largest publishers to sign up to its News Showcase aggregation scheme, an…
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The Guardian hits 1m paying digital readers, including 500,000 outside the UK
The Guardian has become the first British news organisation to declare reaching 1m paying digital readers. The publisher today announced…
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‘We need to charge to survive’: Why the Boston Globe’s ‘dollar a day’ digital subscription policy is paying off
At first glance, the Boston Globe’s digital subscriber growth this year might appear underwhelming. After a bumper 2020, when its…
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100k Club: Top English-language news publishers reach 28m paying online readers
At least 30 English-language news publishers and publications now have 100,000 digital subscribers or more, Press Gazette research today shows.…
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CEO interview: Business booms for Bloomberg Media thanks to ad ‘windfall’ and 350,000 subs
For the US media, 2021 was supposed to be a year when fortunes came crashing down to earth. The end…
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Newsletter publishing strategies: With insights from Reach and New York Times
We take a look at publisher newsletter strategies in the latest of a series exploring new ways to make journalism…
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New Statesman invests in paywall technology after 75% subs increase in 2020
The New Statesman has upgraded its digital paywall to build on “impressive growth” which saw subscriptions grow by 75% last…
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